Fred Wesley
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Bula vinaka.
Here are some stories that made the headlines in The Fiji Times’ edition for Saturday, May 1.
The big one on Page 1 obviously is on COVID-19. Health Ministry permanent secretary Dr James has urged residents of Suva and Nausori to stay home as they try to screen as many people as they can in areas of interest.
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Stay put at home!
THERE’S a lockdown that starts from 8pm on Friday and ends on Monday morning. It’s obviously not something we want, but it has to be done in the fight against the virus. We must contain our numbers. The fact that we have possible community transmission is a concern. That just adds to the commitment we must make to stay home. That’s one of the ways we can effectively suppress the spread of the virus, contain it and effectively deal with any new cases. Yesterday children and teenagers were still seen walking around in areas in and outside of the Capital City. The onus is on us all as parents an
7 April, 2021, 1:30 am
Dr Sakul Kundra with the chairman and CEO Motibhai Group of
Companies Kirit Patel during The Fiji Times 150 Years Anniversary
celebrations. Picture: SUPPLIED
Despite being an academic of note, Dr Sakul Kundra’s love and passion for writing outdoes everything else in his life.
In a span of four years, he has contributed 102 opinion pieces in various newspapers in the Pacific Islands including The Fiji Times
, Cook Island News, Island Times, Vanuatu Business Times and others.
His motto is “you can always edit a bad page, but you can’t edit a blank page”. “It is important to bring one’s thoughts to paper to develop the passion for writing,” he said.
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